Synonyms for perimeter
pəˈrɪm ɪ tərperime·ter

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. perimeter

   Synonyms:
   bound, boundary, circumference, rim

   Antonyms:
   center, middle, midst

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. margin, border, perimeternoun

   the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

   Synonyms:
   leeway, edge, mete, circumference, tolerance, gross profit margin, boundary line, border, gross profit, security deposit, moulding, borderline, molding, allowance, margin, delimitation

2. perimeternoun

   a line enclosing a plane areas

   Synonyms:
   border, circumference, margin

3. circumference, perimeternoun

   the size of something as given by the distance around it

   Synonyms:
   circuit, border, circumference, margin

Matched Categories

1. • Boundary
   • Line
   • Size

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. curcumference

   Submitted by c.pavlou2008 on February 12, 2020  

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "perimeter":

   boundary, edge, periphery, peripheral, moheet

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1. Terry Gainer:

   Wherever the perimeter is, that’s where the risk point is.

2. Hans Kristensen:

   It has all the fingerprints of typical Russian nuclear weapons storage sites, there is a heavy duty external perimeter of multilayered fencing. The bunkers themselves have triple fencing around them as well. These are typical features from all the other nuclear weapons storage sites that we know about in Russia.

3. Boris Johnson:

   She thought in particular that we in Britain should be less dependent on Russian hyrdrocarbons and she thought we should get on with seeking alternative sources, her general anxiety was that Putin, if unchallenged and unchecked, would continue to expand his influence in the perimeter of what was the Soviet Union. I was very, very struck by that.

4. Tim Marshall of Reaction:

   Maj. Gen. Christopher Donahue from the 82nd Airborne ordered the British officer to cease operations outside of the airport perimeter fence because it was embarrassing the American military and angering the Taliban, the conversation allegedly ended when the Maj. General was called a ‘bastard’ by a British Major, and the senior British officer told the American to ‘f*** off!’.

5. Dan Bongino:

   I have to question this tactic a bit, i think setting up a secure perimeter and at least making some attempt to negotiate may have been far more efficient.